David Sproxton
David Sproxton | |
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Sproxton at the 2016 Annecy International Animated Film Festival | |
Born | (1954-01-06) 6 January 1954 (age 70) |
Occupation | Producer |
Years active | 1977–present |
Known for | Co founder of Aardman Animations studio |
David Alan Sproxton CBE (born 6 January 1954)[1][2] is a British entrepreneur, best known as one of the co-founders, with Peter Lord, of the Aardman Animations studio. Sproxton was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) on 17 June 2006.
Education and career
Sproxton graduated from Collingwood College, Durham University before starting as an animator, producing segments for the Vision On TV program, Sproxton and Lord created the character of Morph for Take Hart (which featured Tony Hart, the artist from Vision On).
He is credited as the cinematographer for the BAFTA Award-nominated War Story, and the Academy Award-nominated Adam, as well as the Academy Award-winning Creature Comforts directed by Nick Park. Other production credits include Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Arthur Christmas.
In May 2006, Sproxton (along with Peter Lord) visited the "Aardman Exhibit" at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, where he met Hayao Miyazaki.[3] Miyazaki has long been a fan of the Aardman Animation works.[3]
References
- ^ Macalister, Terry (1 January 2005). "Feat of clay". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "David Alan Sproxton personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ a b "宮崎駿Xピーター・ロードXデイビッド・スプロスクトンat三鷹の森ジブリ美術館". Animage (in Japanese). Vol. 338. August 2006. p. 13.
External links
- David Sproxton at IMDb
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- Animated Conversations
- Down and Out (1977)
- Confessions of a Foyer Girl (1978)
- Conversation Pieces
- On Probation (1983)
- Sales Pitch (1983)
- Sweet Disaster: Babylon (1986)
- Sledgehammer (1986)
- My Baby Just Cares for Me (1987)
- Barefootin' (1987)
- A Grand Day Out (1989)
- Lip Synch
- Creature Comforts (1989)
- Going Equipped (1990)
- War Story (1989)
- Ident (1990)
- Next (1990)
- Rex the Runt: How Dinosaurs Became Extinct (1991)
- Rex the Runt: Dreams (1991)
- Adam (1992)
- Never Say Pink Furry Die (1992)
- Loves Me, Loves Me Not (1992)
- Not Without My Handbag (1993)
- The Wrong Trousers (1993)
- The Morph Files (1995)
- Pib and Pog (1995)
- A Close Shave (1995)
- Rex the Runt: North by North Pole (1996)
- Wat's Pig (1996)
- Pop (1996)
- Owzat (1997)
- Stage Fright (1997)
- Humdrum (1998)
- Al Dente (1998)
- Viva Forever (1998)
- Minotaur and Little Nerkin (1999)
- Angry Kid (1999)
- The Deadline (2001)
- Len's Lens (2002)
- Angry Kid: Who do you think you are? (2004)
- The Pearce Sisters (2007)
- A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)
- Dot (2010)
- Gulp (2011)
- Timmy Time – Timmy's Christmas Surprise (2011)
- Timmy Time – Timmy's Seaside Rescue (2012)
- Wallace & Gromit's Jubilee Bunt-a-thon (2012)
- A Pig's Tail (2012)
- The Pirates!: So You Want to Be a Pirate! (2012)
- Darkside trailer (2013)
- Sphere (2013)
- Ray's Big Idea (2014)
- Special Delivery (2015)
- Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas (2015)
- Robin Robin (2021)
- Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (2021)
- Star Wars: Visions: I Am Your Mother (2023)
series of shorts
- Animated Conversations (1977–78)
- The Amazing Adventures of Morph (1980–81)
- Conversation Pieces (1983–84)
- Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986, Penny cartoons, Season 1 only)
- Lip Synch (1989)
- Rex the Runt (1998–2001)
- Angry Kid (1999–2019)
- Wallace and Gromit's Cracking Contraptions (2002–03)
- Creature Comforts (2003–07)
- Planet Sketch (2005-07)
- Purple and Brown (2005–08)
- Pib and Pog (2006)
- Shaun the Sheep (2007–present)
- Chop Socky Chooks (2007–08)
- Timmy Time (2009–12)
- Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention (2010)
- Canimals (2011–present)
- DC Nation Shorts: DC's World's Funnest (2012–14)
- Counterfeit Cat (2016–17)
- Star Wars: Visions ("I Am Your Mother"; 2023)
films
- Chicken Run (2000)
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
- Flushed Away (2006)
- Arthur Christmas (2011)
- The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
- Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
- Early Man (2018)
- A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019)
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
- Morph (1977–present)
- Creature Comforts (1989–2011)
- Wallace and Gromit (1989–present)
- Angry Kid (1998–2019)
- Chicken Run (2000–present)
- Shaun the Sheep (2007–present)
- Peter Lord
- Nick Park
- David Sproxton
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